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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Don't pass on this sauce...

Burgers are always a favorite around here, but they can be a little heavy when you want something light for dinner. Tonight's recipe fills that burger craving without leaving you feeling guilty.

Turkey Burgers with Special Sauce has a few twists and turns to it that take your tongue for a fun ride. Sometimes burger recipes that use turkey breast can easily come out dry, but these stay moist by mixing in tangy sweet orange juice and soy sauce. Green onions, garlic and fresh grated ginger ensure these thick patties will not be bland. But what makes this recipe, in my opinion, is a versatile "special sauce" that will be made again and used to top other burgers. The sauce is thick, sweet, tangy, and the best part - it makes a generous amount so you can play around with it on other recipes. Jeff and I are eagerly awaiting lunch tomorrow so we can finish the other two off!

11 comments:

look so appetizing ...I kind of have a similar sauce recipe I consider as "all-purpose" (with many others) . my folks adore it. my guests always look quite puzzled when they find out there is orange juice in it ... :)

we made these last night for our community kitchen. I put our's in the freezer though. When I was making the shopping list, I opted for half dark/half breast turkey because imho, breast tends to be really dry.

I made these too, but opted for no special sauce as we can't stand mustard here. They were great even with out the "special sauce". See I told you we are connected some how. I also made the sloppy joes with corn! We are connected by cooking light!! I just think it is funny how we keep picking the same recipes.

Oh, these are soooo good! Because of your review I made them last night--so delicious. And you are right about the sauce. It was hard not to lick the bowl, the spoon, my plate....We are serving them to guests this weekend.